diy leadheads according to john1 : )

[lucky13]

heres my mould and my attempt,got all me stuff ready and no gas,feck it i was mad for road so i did it old skool i will give them a sand and a bit of shaping yet and try and define them a bit.there are some flaws for sure,the mould "mark one" needs some tweaking too,as the more i poured,the neck around the hook eye gave way,causing the eye to fill with lead...happy angler i am tho for a first attempt at em... as you can see my mould deteriorated after 5 pours...the pic below shows the best to worst...
kudos again to john1 for pushing thoughts.
if anybody reading this spins leadheads,give it a go

[lucky13]

i got rid of the excess lead,gave 'em a little bit of a sand and came up with these two...

[bassboy]

Some nice work there:) well done:) hopefully you will get a few fish on them:)

[lucky13]

mould mark II...
5grms on a 1/0 aberdeen...
i'm messing with another bit of teak for a weedless version...

[JOHN1]

looking good, gets addictive dont it

[jgraham768]

Maybe if you put a small pin or nail through the eye of the hook to hold it you'd have it kept open after you pour the lead?

[lucky13]

looking good, gets addictive dont it

aw stop lad
must get a proper mask tho,those paper ones with the filter attached are kinda shite...

[lucky13]

Maybe if you put a small pin or nail through the eye of the hook to hold it you'd have it kept open after you pour the lead?

good idead lad,i just made a new mould tho..eliminated the flaw that way..the newest ones are coming out deadly!

[Determined Dan]

Hi John, just wondering dose the lead on the hook not slip down the shank of the hook when caught in weed when you pull through or have you a way to keep it caught on the hook? I've tryed putting lead shots on kaz b940 but its not holding on the hook. .

[lucky13]

Hi John, just wondering dose the lead on the hook not slip down the shank of the hook when caught in weed when you pull through or have you a way to keep it caught on the hook? I've tryed putting lead shots on kaz b940 but its not holding on the hook. .

i dont kow how john1 does it but on the aberdeens i cut small barbs into the hook shank,just below the eye,being careful not to go too deep and damage the hooks strength,before i pour the lead..they seem to hold well...havent had the chance to really test them properly yet tho,but johns seem to work grandest,he's caught on his